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00:03:21

Auckland Harbour Bridge closures cost millions

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2024/08/19

Millions of dollars blowing in the wind; that's the cost of weather related restrictions on Auckland's Harbour Bridge. Gusty conditions has meant at various points today it has been down two lanes each direction and speed restrictions. Restrictions kick in when winds hit 90 kilometers an hour and at gusts of 110 kilometres an hour, the bridge can close all together. That means traffic has to take the long way around, on the Western Ring Road, through state highway 16 and 18, Infometrics

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00:02:07

Polar blast causes major disruptions across NZ

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2024/08/19

A polar blast has caused major disruptions across the country today, with snow reaping havoc on South Island roads, and torential rain causing homes flood and severe slips in the North Island. All South Island alpine highways have since reopened today but Waka Kotahi has multiple warnings for snow and ice in place for roads in Southland, Otago and Canterbury. MetService has issued a heavy snow watch until early tomorrow morning for much of the lower South Island with some places seeing snow

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00:04:15

Flood waters pour into multiple homes in Pahiatua

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2024/08/19

Meanwhile, it's mops out in the North Island this afternoon. Nowhere more so than in the Wairarapa town of Pahiatua, where flood waters poured into several homes. Some are upset that an overflowing drain inundated their properties and the council says it's now looking into it, Jimmy Ellingham reports.

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00:05:57

Politicians at Turangawaewae Marae for Te Koroneihana

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2024/08/19

The rain thundered down and the winds whipped up this afternoon - but the Kiingitanga movement saved the real storm for the Government. Politicians from across the spectrum - including the Prime Minister Christopher Luxon - have been at Turangawaewae Marae for Te Koroneihana today.The annual coronation celebrations are not typically particularly political - but this year, representatives did not hold back in their challenge. Political editor Jo Moir is in Ngaruawahia and speaks to Lisa

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00:03:15

Drug addicts in Fiji injecting others blood

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2024/08/19

Drug addicts in Fiji are trying to get high by injecting blood taken from someone else who's used methamphetamine, according to a drug harm prevention agency. The practice, known as "blasting" or "bluetoothing", emerged as rates of methamphetamine use skyrocket in the island nation. It also comes after video recently circulated online of a naked woman begging for a hit prompted Fiji's Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka to urge citizens not to even think about trying drugs, Caleb Fotheringham

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00:02:34

Police investigating suspected shooting in east Auckland

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2024/08/19

Police are investigating a suspected shooting after a person was found seriously wounded and later died at the scene in east Auckland. Armed police swarmed onto the corner of Marvon Downs Avenue and Pixie Place in Pakuranga after gunshots were heard this morning, Felix Walton reports.

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00:04:04

Hayden Wilde passed by Brtish rival before finish line

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2024/08/19

New Zealand's Olympic silver medallist Hayden Wilde has been pipped for gold again by British rival Alex Yee. Wilde was passed by Yee just before the finish line, a repeat of what happened at the Paris Olympics, sports reporter Bridget Tunnicliffe speaks to Lisa Owen.

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00:05:43

Auckland company making protein out of flies

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2024/08/19

For most of us we see flies as a filthy scourge, but a fledging Auckland company's hoping to generate investor buzz around one particular species, that could be a vital link in the food chain. The South American, soldier fly grub, is incredibly efficient at gobbling up food waste and the plumb grubs can be turned into high quality protein powder and oil. But before you get the ick, wait, Good Grub doesn't want you to eat the fly made protein, it's for other animals, Good Grub Co-Founder Jessie

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00:04:57

Gaza death toll at 40,000

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2024/08/19

Middle East correspondent Jacob Brown speaks to Lisa Owen about Gaze ceasefire talks reaching a critical moment, discussions about Iran and threats of a retaliation against Israel for the assassination of that Hamas leader a few weeks ago

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00:06:45

Calls for action on rental housing crisis on Waiheke

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2024/08/19

Figures show homelessnes on the Hauraki Gulf Island are the highest per capita in the Auckland region. Academics say poverty and unemployment aren't the causes; it's absentee home owners renting their properties to short stay tourists. Yet Auckland Council continues to market Waiheke Island a tourist gem, Dr Pam Oliver, an independent social researcher and long term Waiheke Island resident speaks to Lisa Owen.

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00:09:08

The pre-panel

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2024/08/19

Today on the Pre-Panel, Wallace Chapman previews tonight's show and producer José Barbosa talks about the hidden reasons cats sratch the furniture. Plus: have you ever been on a parade float?

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00:09:08

The pre-panel

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2024/08/19

Today on the Pre-Panel, Wallace Chapman previews tonight's show and producer José Barbosa talks about the hidden reasons cats sratch the furniture. Plus: have you ever been on a parade float?

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00:13:42

Here Now

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2024/08/19

In the third episode of a 4 part series on black womens' lives in New Zealand, Kadambari Raghukumar finds out about navigating race, queerness and identity in Aotearoa through the eyes of researcher and cultural producer, Makanaka Tuve.

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00:25:59

Why caring for others isn't a weakness

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2024/08/19

We like to think of ourselves as independent, but the truth is we depend on someone caring for us at the start of our lives, the end of our lives and in-between. And yet we elevate the idea of going it alone and devalue caregiving says journalist and writer Elissa Strauss. As a feminist writer, so much of what she heard about becoming a mother was about giving away tiny pieces of herself to care for tiny humans. Instead, she says she has come to see caregiving, not a sign of weakness, but

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00:26:05

Expert Feature: Understanding Art with Mary Kisler

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2024/08/19

Curator Emerita at Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tamaki Mary Kisler joins us to answer your questions on art. Get them into afternoons@rnz.co.nz or from 1PM via text to 2101.

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00:11:08

Cock-a-doodle-do or Cock-a-doodle-don't: Should...

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2024/08/19

News reader Marama T-Pole has been weighing up getting some backyard chickens. To push her into finally making a descision we've lined up an interview with backyard chicken expert Pam Adams. Marama has promised that by the end of the interview she'll make a descision. We're going to hold her to it.

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00:10:45

Television Critic: Pratik Navani

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2024/08/19

Pratik reviews:Batman Caped Crusader - It's an American animated television series based on the DC Comics character Batman. Premiered on August 1, 2024, on Amazon Prime Video, the show offers a noir-inspired reimagining of the Batman mythos, focusing on a young Bruce Wayne during the early stages of his crime-fighting career in Gotham City, drawing inspiration from Batman stories of the 1940s and 1960s. VEEP (Retro Review) - The series follows the personal life and political career of Selina

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00:15:52

Midday Report Essentials for Monday 19 August 2024

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2024/08/19

On today's episode, there's chaos on roads around the motu with a polar vortex smashing the country with wind, rain and snow, Police have been gathering CCTV footage in east Auckland's Pakuranga Heights, where a person was found injured in a vehicle this morning, a former political figure is on trial in Auckland this week, accused of historical sexual abuse in the 1990s, and an overnight Wellington - Auckland train could be making a return, twenty years after it was disestablished

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00:11:22

Jasbir Kaur: This is how you judge Tapas

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2024/08/19

The 'Australasia Tapas Competition' kicks off in Auckland at the end of this month. During the fiery heats chefs from here and across the Tasman battle it out for the title. Not only will the winner receive huge kudos, they'll be flown to Spain to compete in the World Tapas Champs. Chef Jasbir Kaur - who brought the now annual contest to Aotearoa New Zealand - joins us.

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00:09:55

Sarah Trotman: Why economic headwinds aren't always bad

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2024/08/19

New Zealand is technically out of a recession, but despite this, spending is still down - and businesses are taking a hit. A recent Stats NZ report confirmed electronic card transactions for July, were down $6.3 million on the month prior and that's after an 'especially quiet' June, where the rate of spending dropped below that of the Global Financial Crisis. However according to chief executive of Business Mentors New Zealand - Sarah Trotman - economic headwinds can bring positive

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